Mister D
03-12-2012, 03:42 PM
A U.S. district judge ordered New York City to pay $128 million in to firefighters who allege the city used an entrance exam that deliberately sought to keep African-Americans and Latino Americans off the force. The judge also ordered the FDNY to hire 293 black and Latino applicants.
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The lawsuit alleged that the exams had little to do with firefighting and instead focused on cognitive and reading skills. Because of the hereditary nature of the fire department, white candidates were recruited and supported throughout the application process by family or neighborhood contacts and whites consistently passed while minority candidates failed.
Apparently, a test focusing on cognitive and reading skills is racial discrimination ipso facto.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/us/new-york-firefighter-lawsuit-bias/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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The lawsuit alleged that the exams had little to do with firefighting and instead focused on cognitive and reading skills. Because of the hereditary nature of the fire department, white candidates were recruited and supported throughout the application process by family or neighborhood contacts and whites consistently passed while minority candidates failed.
Apparently, a test focusing on cognitive and reading skills is racial discrimination ipso facto.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/08/us/new-york-firefighter-lawsuit-bias/index.html?hpt=hp_t3